Bob Asmussen Champaign News-Gazette (Champaign, IL) About: Bob Asmussen is in his 25th year at The Champaign News-Gazette. He became the Illinois football beat writer in 1996. Asmussen has also covered men's and women's basketball, volleyball and wrestling. He has won numerous national and state awards for his writing. Married to a fellow reporter, Asmussen has a son and a daughter. They live in Champaign.
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Aug 21, 2017 Pre-Season Rankings for Bob Asmussen1 USC (2) 10-3 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - 2 Voters Lowest: 11 - Mitch Vingle 1325
2 Alabama (52) 14-1 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 52 Voters Lowest: 4 - Pat Dooley 1513
3 Florida State (4) 10-3 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 4 Voters Lowest: 7 - Mitch Vingle 1396
4 Oklahoma 11-2 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - 8 Voters Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters 1170
5 Ohio State (3) 11-2 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 3 Voters Lowest: 5 - 6 Voters 1414
6 Clemson 14-1 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 12 - Jon Wilner 1201
7 Michigan 10-3 Actual: 11Highest: 6 - Jeff Miller Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters 881
8 Washington 12-2 Actual: 8Highest: 3 - Adam Jude Lowest: 16 - Pat Dooley 1150
9 Penn State 11-3 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - 4 Voters Lowest: 14 - Mitch Vingle 1196
10 Wisconsin 11-3 Actual: 9Highest: 3 - Sam McKewon Lowest: 19 - Adam Zucker 926
11 Auburn 8-5 Actual: 12Highest: 3 - John Adams Lowest: 23 - Dave Reardon 880
12 LSU 8-4 Actual: 13Highest: 5 - Mitch Vingle Lowest: 23 - Robert Gagliardi 784
13 Stanford 10-3 Actual: 14Highest: 8 - Pat Dooley Lowest: NR - 695
14 Oklahoma State 10-3 Actual: 10Highest: 2 - Pat Dooley Lowest: 23 - Mitch Vingle 889
15 Georgia 8-5 Actual: 15Highest: 6 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 24 - Mitch Vingle 690
16 Florida 9-4 Actual: 17Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 624
17 Kansas State 9-4 Actual: 20Highest: 12 - Sam McKewon Lowest: NR - 9 Voters 317
18 Louisville 9-4 Actual: 16Highest: 7 - Matt McCoy Lowest: 25 - Mitch Vingle 629
19 South Florida 11-2 Actual: 19Highest: 10 - Kirk Bohls Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 327
20 West Virginia 10-3 Actual: 22Highest: 15 - Scott Wolf Lowest: NR - 21 Voters 207
21 Miami (FL) 9-4 Actual: 18Highest: 10 - Matt Brown Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 492
22 Tennessee 9-4 Actual: 25Highest: 17 - Dave Reardon Lowest: NR - 31 Voters 114
23 Texas 5-7 Actual: 23Highest: 9 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 26 Voters 173
24 Oregon 4-8 Actual: 33Highest: 22 - Michael Lev Lowest: NR - 51 Voters 21
25 Boise State 10-3 Actual: 29Highest: 20 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 50 Voters 37
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 21-Virginia Tech 24-Washington State
